RELEASE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION CONCERNING SOVIET, FRENCH AND COMMUNIST NUCLEAR TESTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP71R00510A000300030050-5
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 12, 2006
• Sequence Number: 50
• Publication Date: May 24, 1966
• Content Type: MEMO

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Washington, D.C.
SECRET May 24, 1966
NATIONAL SECURITY ACTION MEMORANDUM NO. 347
TO: The Secretary of State
The Secretary of Defense
The Attorney General
The Secretary of Commerce
The Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
The Director of Central Intelligence
The Director of Office of Emergency Planning
The Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission
The Director, United States Information Agency
The Administrator, National Aeronautics and
Space Administration
The Director of the Office of Science and Technology
SUBJECT: Release of Public Information Concerning Soviet,
French.and Communist Chinese Nuclear Tests
The President has directed that all recipients of
classified intelligence information regarding Soviet,
French and Communist Chinese nuclear tests take all
feasible steps to prevent unauthorized disclosure of the
information. Such action is essential to safeguard
intelligence sources and methods used in obtaining this
information and to minimize speculation concerning the
significance of data obtained from such tests.
No public release of information relating to the
occurrence of foreign nuclear weapons tests will be made
except as specifically authorized by the President.
Public announcement authorized by the President will be
made by the Atomic Energy Commission, unless otherwise
directed by the President.
/signed/
W. W. ROSTOW
NOTE: NSAM No. 176 of August 1, 1962, has been
incorporated into this NSAM.